January 4, 2001
To: Honorable SMC Board of Supervisors
Honorable Herb Hamor, Chair PMAC
From: Oscar and Andrea Braun
Subject: Lenny Roberts (CGF) Appeal of Raymond Levine’s Rural Lands Home
The purpose of this letter is to
respectfully request that on January 8th the Board of Supervisors
uphold the SMC Planning Commission’s approval of the CDP for the Raymond Levine
home located in the Rural Lands area of the coastal zone without any addition
conditions or mitigation. We request that the Board also take into
consideration the following track record of the appellants during their review.
On December 6, 1995, Lenny Roberts told
the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors that they are “partners” with the
Committee for Green Foothill and Sierra Club for implementing the 1994
Coastside Protection Initiative. Ms. Roberts directed the Board of Supervisors
to instruct the Planning Commission to begin the legislative process contained
in their 1994 initiative. The Board was further instructed that the Planning
Commission focus only on the
specific amendments contained in their initiative and not broaden the proposal
beyond that. These specific amendments included: Reduction of government
expenditures; reduction of costs to San Mateo County taxpayers for roads, law
enforcement, fire protection, and other government services for scattered and
remote development (aka Rural Lands). The
initiative defined perceived “Development
Treats” and claimed that pressure
for extensive development on the Coastside was severe, especially with proposed
construction of increased water supplies, additional sewage treatment
facilities, and larger highways.
The
official public record shows what accomplishments the 1994 Coastside Protection
Partnership has brought to the voters of San Mateo County and the quality of
life on the Coastside.
In our opinion, as long as the San Mateo County Board of Supervisor’s supports the agenda and purpose of the Anti-Community Alliance’s (Committee for Green Foothills, Sierra Club, Peninsula Open Space Trust, Mid-Peninsula Open Space District) 1994 Coastside Protection Initiative, the sustainability of the quality of life, health and safety of all communities in San Mateo County will continue to be at risk. We also would like to point out that neither Lenny Roberts nor any members of the Anti-Community Alliance has ever included the PMAC or Rural Lands residents in their exclusive coastal zone “partnership” with the Board of Supervisors.
Respectfully Yours,
Oscar and Andrea Braun